GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| contrive | devise |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |